Bulgaria is among the EU countries imposing the highest fines under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which has been in place for two years. This country ranks 9th with fines imposed amounting to 3.21 million euro, Buy Shares reports.
The biggest fine was imposed on the National Revenue Agency – over 2.6 million euro – for personal data breach. The second biggest fine was imposed on DSK Bank in 2019 - 500,000 euro – for the unauthorized disclosure of the personal data of 33,492 clients with over 23,000 credit records which were communicated to third parties. Third comes an unnamed telecom operator fined 27,000 euro, investor.bg writes.
The 2024-2025 school year will be the first in decades in which text books will be free for all pupils. 509 text books and general subjects study sets for students from the 1 st to the 12 th grade have been approved, the Bulgarian news agency..
On the first day of school, caretaker Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov greeted principals, school teachers and educational specialists at educational establishments, first graders and students, and parents. Calling the day a..
Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil has circulated a message to teachers, pupils and parents, on the occasion of the start of the school year starting today. “Remember always that the source of all true knowledge and wisdom is our..
Sofia’s urban subway system has proved to be among the most liked in Europe. The Sofia Metro was ranked the second best in Europe,..
Vinprom-Troyan organizes Open Bottle Days from September 21 to 23. The initiative is part of the Bulgarian Plum Festival 2024, of which the company is a..
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev described his meeting with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, which took..
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